Chuffed Quotes
Chuffed Quotes turns rough job notes into a professional, itemised quote. A tradesperson talks or types the job, checks the prices, and sends a link. The customer opens it on their phone, picks a price if they were offered a choice, and accepts by typing their name. A sent or accepted quote can then become an invoice.
Live site: https://www.chuffedquotes.co.uk
The old addresses tradematequotes.co.uk and www.tradematequotes.co.uk permanently redirect (HTTP 308) to the same path on the live site. The product was previously called TradeMate, and before that BuilderBot. The GitHub repository is still named builderbot. The product name itself lives in builderbot-app/lib/brand.mjs.
The app is in a free public beta for UK trades. Card payments are switched off. The first 100 people who join keep it free for 12 months.
Key features
- Talk or type the job. The quote builder and the home page use the phone’s speech recognition where the browser allows it.
- A short van demo on the home page and at
/walkthrough. Five recorded clips, all in the same voice, play in order. Together they last about 32 seconds. Sound starts when you tap, each step waits until its clip ends, and it stops after the last clip. The pictures are sample data, not a real customer or business.
- Anyone can try a quote with no account at
/try. They type notes, or tap a decorating, plumbing, or electrics example, and see Standard, Better, and Premium plus a preview of the customer page. The business name on that preview is “Your Business Name”. It is not saved, and it cannot be sent or emailed. After they create a free account, that quote is waiting in the quote builder.
- Signed-in users can ask Google Gemini to turn notes (and optional site photos) into line items and a scope. The reply is checked before it is used. A failed, empty, or unusable reply falls back to a labelled rough estimate. The try-it page uses the same check. A guest is limited to five builds a day from one network address. The signed-in hourly cap is unchanged.
- Every quantity and rate can be edited. A price or quantity box can be cleared while typing, so a 0 does not stick to the next number. A signed-in tradesperson can save a price list (name, unit, and price in pounds) under Settings. Build the quote uses a matching saved price, and the day rate or hourly rate from Settings. On the quote, Add from my price list puts a saved price on as a line. The try-it page does not save or use a price list.
- One total, or three choices labelled Standard, Better, and Premium. The customer picks one.
- Customers, a business profile (name, logo, terms, bank details), and a dashboard of quotes sent, won value, and win rate.
- A customer link with its own WhatsApp preview. The customer can accept or decline without an account. Views are counted, and the same phone opening the same quote again within a day counts once.
- A WhatsApp share message, and a reminder the tradesperson can send after three days.
- Printable quotes and invoices (the browser’s Print / Save as PDF). Long lines wrap, and pounds show pence.
- A sent or accepted quote can become an invoice (
INV-0001 onwards for that account). Invoices can be edited, shared, printed, and marked paid.
- Quote lines can be saved as a private template. Five built-in trade templates are also available (kitchen, bathroom, roof, driveway, boiler).
- A materials and labour margin calculator.
- Drafts are kept in the browser and offered back after a refresh. Signed-in drafts also upload when the connection returns. Discard quote, or Delete on a draft in the list, throws that quote away so it is not offered back.
- Quotes are not sent until a real business name is saved. Accepted quotes show bank details only when the tradesperson has saved them.
- Sign-in by email link (opened on
/auth/confirm when the person taps) or by email and password. The email also has a code of 6 to 10 digits, which can be typed on the sign-in page.
How it works
- Describe the job. On a new quote, the first box is “What is the job?”. Talk or type a few rough notes, such as “New boiler fit”. The home page and the try-it page work the same way. The try-it page needs no account.
- Check the prices. The app builds an itemised list. A matching price from My price list is used, and labour uses the day rate or hourly rate from Settings. A line that used a saved price says so. You can also tap Add from my price list. Change any line. Send one price, or Standard, Better, and Premium.
- Save and send. Sign in, save the quote, then share the link or a WhatsApp message. Until it is saved online, the quote stays in that browser.
- The customer decides. They open the link, read the quote, choose an option if one was offered, and accept or decline. They do not need an account.
- Invoice. After the quote is sent or accepted, turn it into an invoice and share or print that too.
New quotes get their own reference (BB- plus eight characters). An older shared number such as BB-1041 is left as it is, unless that same id already belongs to another account, in which case it is given a new reference on save.
Tech stack
| Piece | What it is |
|---|
| App | Next.js 16 (App Router), React 19, TypeScript |
| Styling | Tailwind CSS 4 |
| Icons | lucide-react |
| Data and sign-in | Supabase (Postgres, Auth, Storage). The live project is in the EU (London). |
| AI | Google Gemini through @google/genai. Default model gemini-3.5-flash, overridable with GEMINI_MODEL. |
| Hosting | Vercel |
| Errors | Sentry, only when NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_DSN is set |
| Usage counts | PostHog, only after the visitor taps Accept on the cookie banner |
| Payments | Stripe code is in the repo. Card payments are switched off in this beta, and the Stripe keys are left blank. |
| Tests and CI | Node’s built-in test runner. GitHub Actions workflow CI, job Lint, Test & Build. |
Project structure
builderbot-app/ The Next.js app
app/ Pages and API routes
q/[id]/ Public customer quote
i/[token]/ Public invoice
api/quote/ AI generate, AI expand, save, and view counts
components/ Navigation, quote editor pieces, consent banner
lib/ Quote rules, storage, Gemini, Supabase, brand
supabase/schema.sql Full database for a new project
supabase/migrations/ Incremental SQL for a database that already exists
scripts/ Optional local Reddit and X helpers (not part of the website)
test/ Unit tests (node --test)
.github/workflows/ci.yml Lint, Test & Build
The product name, tagline, and owner contact are in builderbot-app/lib/brand.mjs.
Local setup
You need Node.js 20 (the version CI uses).
cd builderbot-app
cp .env.example .env.local
npm ci
npm run dev
Open http://localhost:3000.
Copy names into .env.local. Put real values only in that file or in the host’s environment settings. .env.example shows placeholders. Do not commit real keys.
| Name | Purpose |
|---|
GEMINI_API_KEY | Optional. Blank keeps the app on rough estimates. |
GEMINI_MODEL | Optional model id. Default gemini-3.5-flash. |
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL | Supabase project URL. |
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY | Supabase anon key (browser). |
SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY | Server only. Used for rate limits and the AI quota. |
NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL | Optional public site address, with no trailing slash. |
NEXT_PUBLIC_FEEDBACK_EMAIL | Optional. Blank uses the owner email in lib/brand.mjs. |
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY | Leave blank. Card payments are off. |
NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY | Leave blank. |
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET | Leave blank. |
NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_DSN | Optional. Blank means no error reports. |
SENTRY_ORG | Optional. Needed only to upload source maps. |
SENTRY_PROJECT | Optional. Needed only to upload source maps. |
SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN | Optional. Server only. Needed only to upload source maps. |
NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY | Optional. Blank means no usage counts. |
NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_HOST | Optional. Use the EU host for this site. |
REDDIT_CLIENT_ID | Optional. Only for scripts/reddit-assistant.mjs. |
REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET | Optional. Only for that script. |
REDDIT_USERNAME | Optional. Only for that script. |
REDDIT_PASSWORD | Optional. Only for that script. |
X_API_KEY | Optional. Only for scripts/x-assistant.mjs. |
X_API_SECRET |
AI quoting runs for signed-in users. Each account can run 30 quote builds and 30 scope rewrites in a rolling hour. A guest on /try can run 5 builds a day from one network address. Those counts live in Supabase. If that database check fails, the same limit is applied in the server’s memory for that address or account. The first requests in the window still go through. The limit still stops the next one. A stored “limit reached” answer still stops the build. It does not leave the helper open with no limit. If Gemini returns an error, times out (20 seconds), or sends unusable JSON, the quote uses the rough estimate.
An AI quote request, including photos, cannot be larger than about 1.8 MB. Each photo must be a real JPEG, PNG, GIF, or WebP, and each one must be smaller than about 350,000 characters. The quote builder shows the plain-English message if a photo is too big or is not a real image. The try-it page does not send photos.
E2E_BASE_URL is read by builderbot-app/test/e2e-live-check.mjs when you point that script at a deployed site. It is not required for npm test.
Scripts
Run these from builderbot-app/:
| Command | What it does |
|---|
npm run dev | Local development server |
npm test | Unit tests (node --test test/*.test.mjs) |
npm run lint | ESLint |
npm run build | Production build |
npm start | Serve the production build |
Two optional local helpers live next to the app and are not started by the website or by CI:
node scripts/reddit-assistant.mjs --help
node scripts/x-assistant.mjs --help
Deployment
The live site is hosted on Vercel. Merging to main is what ships a new version. Wait until the Vercel deployment says Ready, then use https://www.chuffedquotes.co.uk.
New Supabase project: in the SQL editor, run the whole of builderbot-app/supabase/schema.sql. That file is the current database, including quotes, invoices, templates, rate limits, and view counting.
Database that already exists: run any file in builderbot-app/supabase/migrations/ that has not been applied yet, in filename order. Those files are safe to run more than once. A fresh project that has just run schema.sql does not need them again. The typed-acceptance migration is builderbot-app/supabase/migrations/20261030120000_typed_acceptance_record.sql. Apply it in the Supabase SQL editor when you are ready. Until then, accepting a quote still works. After it is applied, each acceptance is also stored as a row that cannot be edited or deleted.
Set the environment variable names from the table above in Vercel. Leave every Stripe variable blank. Sign-in emails are sent from [email protected]. The privacy notice names Resend as the sender. That mail setup is in Supabase, not in this repository.
A longer click-by-click list for a first deploy is in BETA_SETUP.md.
Monitoring, analytics, and privacy
- Sentry receives an error report only when
NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_DSN is set. Tracing is sampled at 10%. Names, email addresses, phone numbers, addresses, and quote wording are removed before the report is sent. Sentry does not record the screen. Source-map upload runs only when SENTRY_ORG, SENTRY_PROJECT, and SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN are all set. Otherwise the upload is skipped and production stack traces stay minified.
- PostHog starts only after the visitor taps Accept on the cookie banner. It stays off when the key or the host is missing. Customer quote pages (
/q/…) and customer invoice pages (/i/…) are not recorded. A signed-in account is counted by id. The try-it page can count that the page was opened, that Build was tapped (and whether an example was used), that a quote was shown, that a build failed because the notes were empty, the daily limit was hit, or the helper failed, and that sign-up was tapped. It does not send the job notes. The intended host is the EU one (https://eu.i.posthog.com).
- The public notice is at
/privacy on the live site. It names the owner, what is stored, sign-in email, Gemini, Sentry, and PostHog. It is a plain-language beta notice, not legal advice.
Progress / Changelog
Dates are the dates on the commits. The same history, in Keep a Changelog form, is in CHANGELOG.md.
30 October 2026
- If the database rate-limit check fails, AI quoting uses this server’s own memory for the same limit (15 a minute per network address, 5 guest builds a day, and 30 an hour per account). It does not allow unlimited calls, and a database fault does not refuse every quote.
- An AI request has a size cap. Each photo is checked as a real image, and the quote builder shows a plain-English message if one is too big or is not a photo.
- A customer accepts a quote by typing their name. That is called a typed acceptance. After you apply
builderbot-app/supabase/migrations/20261030120000_typed_acceptance_record.sql in Supabase, the name, time, network address, total, and chosen option are stored in a row that cannot be edited or deleted. Accepting a quote still works before that SQL is applied.
28 October 2026
- Business details save again after the first time. Changing the business name or the other Settings details and saving updates the account, and the same details are there after a reload or a sign-in on another phone. If the save does not reach the account, Settings says so. No database migration.
27 October 2026
- A new quote starts with “What is the job?”. Add from my price list adds saved prices onto that quote. Discard quote throws the quote away, and a draft can be deleted from the list as well.
- The sign-in email’s code can be typed in. The page accepts 6 to 10 digits, which is what Supabase sends (this project sends 8), and it says the email has a button and a code. Opening the link in Edge on Android stays in that tab. The guest banner and the cookie banner are not on the tap-to-sign-in page.
- Saved prices reach the quote. Build the quote uses a matching price from My price list, and the day rate or hourly rate from Settings. A matching line says “From your price list”. On the quote, Add from my price list adds a saved price as a line. Price and quantity boxes can be cleared, so a 0 does not stick to the next number you type.
26 October 2026
- Usage counts can reach PostHog again. The privacy check was removing PostHog’s own project key, so every event was dropped. Job notes, names, emails, phones, and other secrets are still removed.
- The try-it page counts Build tapped, a quote shown, and a failed build (empty notes, the daily limit, or an error), as well as the page open and the sign-up tap. Nothing is counted before Accept, and the job notes are not sent.
- On a phone, a signed-out visitor no longer sees the Dashboard, Quotes, Invoices, Customers, Pricing, and Settings bar on the public pages. Signed-in people still do. The try-it page leads with the example buttons and the job notes. The cookie banner is a shorter row, with Accept and Decline still side by side.
- A signed-in tradesperson can keep a price list in Settings: name, unit (each, per metre, per m², per hour, and similar), and a price in pounds. New quotes use those prices, and prices already typed on a quote, from the existing
price_memory table. The AI is asked to fill in the quantities. The try-it page does not save or send a price list. No database migration.
23 October 2026
- The van demo narration is the finished set of five clips, all in one voice. Together they last about 32 seconds. Each step moves on when its clip ends.
22 October 2026
- Visitors can try a quote with no account. The home page links to
/try. A guest gets Standard, Better, and Premium and a customer-page preview under “Your Business Name”. Nothing is saved or sent. Five builds a day are allowed from one network address, using the existing Supabase rate limit. After sign-up, the quote is waiting in the builder. No database migration.
- The home page and
/walkthrough show a short van demo with recorded narration. It describes speaking the job, checking a priced quote, sending a WhatsApp link, the customer typing their name, and making an invoice. The home page says this takes a couple of minutes. The “quotes stay in this browser” banner is not shown on the demo page.
21 October 2026
- Invoices from a sent or accepted quote, private quote templates, and a permanent redirect from the old TradeMate domain.
- Clearer home page, phone quote editor, and customer quote. Options are named Standard, Better, and Premium on the customer page.
- Gemini replies are checked before use. Rate limits are stored in Supabase. One quote view per phone per day.
- Quote drafts survive a refresh. The AI hourly cap is enforced. Print layout handles long quotes. Accepted quotes no longer invent bank details.
- Sentry error reports and PostHog usage counts, behind the cookie banner.
- If the AI limit check itself errors, the quote is still allowed. Each new quote gets its own reference.
- Optional local Reddit and X helpers, including a public RSS watch that needs no API key.
20 October 2026
- A real business name is required before a quote is sent. Privacy and terms match the beta. Email sign-in links open
/auth/confirm and are used only when the person taps.
- Customer accept and decline errors show inside the sign box.
- Customer links open again. Save and WhatsApp send the lines on the screen. The quote editor fits a narrow phone.
- Each quote can have its own WhatsApp preview picture.
- View counts, a three-day WhatsApp reminder, remembered prices, and Standard / Better / Premium options.
- The shared Gemini model setting, with a rough-estimate fallback when Google fails.
19 October 2026
- Home page leads with talking or typing a quote, a founding-member offer, and WhatsApp sharing.
- The rough estimator covers a wider set of UK trades.
18 October 2026
- Free public beta under the name Chuffed Quotes. The app starts empty. AI quoting is signed-in only. Card payments switched off. Pages fit a phone.
- Privacy and terms name Michael Boylen and the contact email.
- Voice notes, site photos on a quote, remembered prices, and a customer profile with quotes, jobs, and invoices.
- A live end-to-end check script for the production site.
16–17 October 2026
- First usable product: customers, quote builder, voice dictation, five templates, margin calculator, public acceptance page, and dashboard totals.
- Supabase sign-in and cloud sync, Gemini quote generation, and a business profile.
- PWA home-screen install, logo upload, printable site flyer, and job-site photos.
- TradeMate name and
tradematequotes.co.uk (later redirected).
- Early Stripe subscription and deposit screens. Those payments are switched off for the beta.
13 October 2026
- Repository created and the Next.js app added.
Roadmap
Known follow-ups, in the order they matter:
- Leaked-password protection. Supabase Auth has this switched off (checked 22 October 2026). The login page still offers email-and-password sign-up. Turn the check on in the Supabase dashboard under Authentication → Password security. Supabase’s guide describes the setting. No app code change is required.
- Sentry source maps. Upload is already coded, and it stays off until
SENTRY_ORG, SENTRY_PROJECT, and SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN are set on Vercel. Do not commit the token.
- Hydration warning on
/quotes. The quote summary prints today’s date with new Date() while the page is rendering (builderbot-app/app/quotes/QuotesClient.tsx). That can make the server HTML and the browser disagree. React reports that mismatch as warning #418.
- Option names. The quote builder button still says “Good, Better, Best”. The prices it creates, the customer page, and the home page say Standard, Better, and Premium. The button should use the same three words.
- Card payments. Stripe routes and plan copy exist. Deposits and paid plans stay off until the beta terms say otherwise.
- Job board. Jobs are stored and listed on the customer page. There is no Lead → Paid board yet.
- Quote numbers on the paperwork. Stored ids are unique across accounts. A short per-account number (the first quote for that tradesperson, the second, and so on) is still to do.
- Follow-ups. The app can open a WhatsApp reminder after three days. It does not send that message by itself.
Longer-term notes (supplier price lookups, a native app, tax summaries) are in ROADMAP.md and AGENTS.md. Some older lines in those files still describe card payments as live. The beta behaviour above is the one to trust.
Keeping this file up to date
Any change that alters what the product does, how to run it, or what is still to do should update this file’s Progress section and CHANGELOG.md in the same pull request. Coding agents are told to do that in AGENTS.md, GEMINI.md, and .agents/rules/keep-docs-updated.md. Nothing in the repository commits to main by itself.
Licence and contact
There is no licence file in this repository. All rights reserved. Ask before you copy or reuse the code.
Chuffed Quotes is run by Michael Boylen, a sole trader in the United Kingdom.
Email: [email protected]
